The Corruption Assessment Report is an analytical review of the prevalence, characteristics and changes of corruption in North Macedonia. It is based on the Corruption Monitoring System (CMS) developed by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) – Bulgaria. The initial implementation of the CMS in the country was performed in 2001, as part of the regional comparative initiative of the SELDI (Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity) network to assess corruption in Southeast Europe. The CMS combines multiple sources and methods to measure corruption, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches. The United Nations recognizes this system as an example of an advanced national methodology for monitoring corruption, aligned with its international standards for assessing administrative corruption.
The report is composed of seven thematic entities. The first part assesses corruption levels by analyzing citizens’ attitudes, experiences, and perceptions, using seven indexes and supplemented by secondary data. The second part reviews anti-corruption policies and the legal framework, and the third part focuses on institutional practice and implementation of legal obligations. The fourth part evaluates the role of the judiciary, and the fifth analyzes the economic context and the impact of corruption on economic development. The sixth and seventh segments cover the role of civil society and international cooperation in supporting and promoting anticorruption measures.
The document was prepared by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) within the project Civil Society for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption in Southeast Europe: Capacity Building for Evidence-Based Advocacy, Policy Impact and Citizen Engagement (SELDI.net), supported by the European Union.
